As a result of an investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, a former part-time court officer with the Marion County Sheriff’s Department has been charged with the sexual battery of three female inmates he trasported through multiple counties, In August 2023, special agents began investigating complaints that Marshall Raines, who at the time of the investigation was a part-time bailiff/court officer with the Marion County Sheriff’s Department had sexually assaulted female inmates. During the course of the investigation, agents developed information that on multiple occasions between September 2022 and March 2023, Raines sexually assaulted at least three female inmates while transporting them from Marion County to a facility in Lebanon. On September 9th, Marshall A. Raines (D.O.B. 07/28/1941) turned himself in at the Marion County Sheriff’s Department on an outstanding warrant, relesed on a personal recognizance bond set by the Sequatchie County General Sessions Judge. On August 5th the Smith County Grand Jury returned n indictment against Raines, charging him with one county of each of Sexual Battery, Sexual Misconduct with an inmate, Official misconduct and oppression. Agents transported him to the Smith County Jail on September 9th , where he was booked a $20,000 bond on Septemer 9th the Van Buren County Grand Jury retuned an indictment charging Raines with two counts each Sexual Battery, Sexual Misconduct with an inmate, Official misconduct and oppression. He was booked at the Van Buren County Jail on September 9th where bond was set at $80,000. Marshall Raines is no longer employed by the Marion County Sheriff’s Department. The case is being prosecuted by District Attorney General Pro Tem. D. Michael Dunavant with the Tennessee District Attorney General Conference in Nashville The charges and allegations referenced in the release are merely accusations of criminal conduct and not evidence. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty by a reasonable doubt and convicted through due process of law.
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